By Kari Barber Dakar 30 November 2006 Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission is denying reports that the commission has ceased work because of a lack of funding. A commission spokeswoman told VOA Thursday that a recent halt in field research

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A: This bus goes all the way to Santa Anita mall, right? B: Yes, it'll take us there. A: Are you positive? B: I always catch this bus. A: How long is this bus ride? B: It only takes half an hour. A: Where do we get off at? B: We can get off the bus r

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 12 May 2008 Country singer James Otto says many changes in his personal and professional life led to the range of emotions on his new album, Sunset Man. VOA's Mary Morningstar explains. It's taken James Otto six years t

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By Bill Gasperini Sakhalin, Russia 20 October 2006 A giant energy project on Russia's remote Sakhalin Island has recently come under scrutiny because of environmental concerns. A foreign run consortium has long been building parallel gas and oil pip

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 30 August 2007 Sydney is gearing up for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which starts next week. Residents are grumbling about traffic problems security preparations will create, while protesters are preparin

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 July 2007 The Bush administration is seeking to update a law governing U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance. But members of the Democratic majority in Congress are signaling they may be reluctant to approve the propo

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 17 March 2008 In the impoverished west African nation of Senegal, delegates from oil-rich Gulf nations and other Islamic countries have wrapped up a week-long conference. But for many Senegalese, questions remain over whether they

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The U.N. refugee agency says almost half of the Christian population in the Iraqi city of Mosul has fled after attacks and threats. UNHCR says nearly 10,000 people have fled to other areas in the past week. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR he

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Malaria Vaccine Shows Acceptable Safety, Efficacy Results An international health alliance working to develop a vaccine against malaria says one of its most advanced vaccines, called RTS,S, shows promising results. After two years of human clinical t

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By David Gollust Washington 24 October 2009 A technician at Iran's Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility south of Tehran talks to visiting Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) (File) The Obama administration signaled impatience with Iran after the Tehran gove

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By Meredith Buel Washington 02 October 2007 The Pentagon says a recent successful test of the nation's missile defense system could boost support for the controversial project, which is designed to protect America from missiles fired by countries suc

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A: Are you sure that this bus will take us to Santa Anita mall? B: Yes, it will. A: You know that for a fact? B: Yeah, I catch this bus all the time. A: Is it a very long bus ride? B: It's about thirty minutes long. A: Do you know where we get off at

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By Deborah Tate Washington 11 January 2006 Senate Democrats are continuing their tough questioning of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito. Abortion has been a key issue at Wednesday's confirmation

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 25 February 2008 After winning the presidential elections in Cyprus, communist-leader Demetris Christofias says he will try to restart unification talks on the divided island. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia. Demet

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今天我们要学的词是measured。 Measured, 意思是谨慎的,经过反复斟酌的。 He was quite measured in his response to the criticism, 面对批评,他做出了很有分寸的反应。 The city council has adopted a measured approac

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The Republican National Convention featured no shortage of attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and signaled the Republican strategy in the coming general election campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from th

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By Shally Zomorodi Los Angeles, California 11 December 2006 watch The Little Man Abbas Kazerooni as a young boy A young boy forced to live on his own by his parents. That's the story author Abbas Kazerooni shares in his new book, The Little Man. But

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By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 02 May 2007 The International Criminal Court in The Hague says it has issued arrest warrants for a Sudanese government minister and a Janjaweed militia leader suspected of committing war crimes in Darfur. But as Lauren Co

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High-level American envoys visiting Seoul say they are cooperating with regional allies to dissuade North Korea from the path of nuclear weaponry and back to dialogue aimed at disarmament. The delegation is making stops around Asia for consultations

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 11 December 2006 President Bush, left, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to members of media following their meeting at State Department in Washington, 11 Dec 2006 President Bush has begun three days o

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